The aftermath of the Max Verstappen-Lewis Hamilton clash from the British GP has led to something akin to a war of words between the two teams. Both teams feel wronged by the narrative put forward by the other and they have now made their displeasure known once again I'm your host Dillon Shelley and first up on Formula World: Link to poll: https://www.youtube.com/post/UgxeyjT7VmZglo0XHFh4AaABCQ 0:00 - Toto Wolff Feels Red Bull Made It “So Personal”, Red Bull Call It “Unjustified” 2:35 - Fast Feed While speaking to Motorsport, Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff began by putting forth his thoughts “I think you can understand that from a competitors' point of view, the situation was upsetting. I can understand that. Nevertheless, the language that was used, and making it so personal, was a level that we have not seen in this sport before” “I think once the emotions are down, we will try to restore our professional relationship for the sake of Formula 1. But beyond that, there were no discussions, and don't need to be” He also revealed the mindset of Lewis Hamilton “I think he's pretty relaxed about it, honestly. It is a very polarising story, and some of the comments that were made were very personal and probably inflamed the situation more. But overall, he's good” Red Bull team principal Christian Horner, meanwhile, responded to Wolff on Red Bull’s official website “I would like to respond to some comments I have seen from Toto, who is quoted as saying our comments regarding Hamilton having caused the accident were ‘so personal’” He then explained why the emotions exhibited by them immediately after the crash were justified “I would like to make it clear. This was an on-track incident between two of the best drivers in the world. At the point in time when you have a driver in hospital and the extent of any injuries have not yet been made clear, your car has been written off and the stewards have penalised the driver seen to be responsible, it is natural that emotion comes into play, for all involved, whether you feel wronged or victorious” He also criticized the narrative put forth about Max “I also felt the narrative that Max was being ‘overly aggressive’ at that stage was unjustified. You only have to look at the fact Max has zero penalty points on his licence and has not been found guilty of any on-track misjudgements in recent years” “The aggressive 17-year-old F1 rookie Max Verstappen that Hamilton is referring to is not the Max Verstappen of today, just as Hamilton is not the same driver he was when he entered the sport” He signed off by suggesting that Hamilton has finally met his match in a competitive car “The reality is that Hamilton has met his match in a car that is now competitive, and I agree that both drivers need to show each other respect, but Hamilton was the aggressor on Sunday” Fast Feed Nico Rosberg has stated that “as a fan, it is such an awesome battle to follow because it is a battle of the generations” referring to the ongoing Max-Lewis rivalry [Mail Sport] “It is the best of the current generation with the best of the future generation and it marks a generational change” “It does remind [him] of [his] battle with Lewis, but it was different because [their] battle was team internal which added a layer of complexity” Williams’ George Russell pointed out that they “always go backwards on Sunday. It's not because [they're] doing badly on Sunday, it's mainly because [they're] just doing really well on Saturday” [Motorsport] Alpine’s Esteban Ocon is “pretty sure [they] solved the problem [they] had. [They] didn't just change chassis. A lot of other things have changed in the background as well” [Racefans] Toto Wolff feels that Formula E drivers Nick de Vries and Stoffel Vandoorne “have the talent and the work ethic and the intelligence to be in Formula 1” [Motorsport] “Stoffel was thrown in a situation with McLaren that was difficult to handle back in the day. They both deserve to be Formula 1 and [he] would very much hope they can find their way back”, he added Helmut Marko has revealed that “the accident engine is in Japan at Honda. They cannot yet say whether it can be used again after the violent impact” [F1 Insider] Ralf Schumacher feels that “Max [Verstappen] will not be scared, he will not take his foot off the gas. He'll just maybe look in his rearview mirrors a bit more often” [F1 Insider] Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz has stated that “unfortunately, it has happened to [him] now a few times that [he’s] stuck behind a McLaren [not being] able to pass” [Autosport] Alpine’s Fernando Alonso hopes that they “can keep [the sprint qualifying] format. And if anything, [he] will suggest Fridays could be more spicy as well” [Motorsport] “You know, like having one set of tyres and one attempt for everybody, it gives the same chances for all of [them]” Do you like Alonso’s idea of giving drivers only one set of tyres and one chance to set their qualifying lap time?